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Rectification of personal data by the registration authority
You have a right to know that the data a public authority processes about you, for example, is correct. Therefore, if you notice that inaccurate data about you is being processed, request that your data be corrected.
Your responsible authority
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Forms
none
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Detailed description
The registration office is obliged to correct or complete incorrect or incomplete personal data.
If you discover that the registration authority is processing incorrect or incomplete personal data about you, you can informally request that this data be corrected or completed.The authority will then check whether the data is indeed incorrect or incomplete. If this is the case, the data will be corrected or completed.
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Requirements
The prerequisites for a correction are, on the one hand, incorrect or incomplete data and, on the other hand, the undoubted determination of the incorrectness or incompleteness.
The registration authority must also be aware of the correct data.
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Documents
In order to prove that the personal data processed are inaccurate or incomplete, it may be necessary to produce documents showing that the data are correct.
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Fees
free of charge
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Process
Once you have requested rectification of inaccurate personal data and the authority establishes that the data are indeed inaccurate, the rectification will take place insofar as the authority is aware of the correct data.
You will be informed of the result of the examination of your request for correction.
The registration authority will also inform those public bodies to which the incorrect or incomplete data has been transmitted in the course of regular data transmissions in accordance with the Federal Registration Act.
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Duration
Low.
In simple cases, rectification is carried out without delay; however, it may take time to verify whether the personal data are indeed inaccurate and to identify the correct data.
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Deadline
none
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Responsible authority
Registration authorities of the independent city/municipality/office
- Legal basis
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Approved
Ministry of the Interior and Europe Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
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Approved date
21.10.2020